Paths to union renewal : Canadian experiences

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Paths to union renewal : Canadian experiences

edited by Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk

Broadview Press , Garamond Press , Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book focuses on the efforts and progress of union revitalization and organizing, and documents the renewal initiatives undertaken by unions in Canada. Unions, separately or in coalition with other unions or social groups, have begun to re-examine the basis of their organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. Signs of union renewal include increased rank-and-file participation in the life of the union, increased democratic decision-making, evidence of new horizontal union structures, the development of a worker-centred societal vision, and a new emphasis on organizing both internally and externally. Paths to Union Renewal addresses a subject of considerable political and social importance about which there have been a number of debates. A key impetus for this re-examination has originated in the United States where decades-long union decline has engendered new ideas adopted by a number of unions and the national central labour body the AFL-CIO. This in turn has led to debates on renewal strategies in Western Europe and Anglo-Saxon countries from Britain to Australia. Despite this, little detailed research of the processes, structures, and implications of union renewal has been undertaken across Canada. Paths to Union Renewal fills this gap by critically examining union renewal in a variety of unions, providing a basis for informed discussion and debate on the role and place of trade unions in contemporary society.

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List of Figures and Tables Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk Part I: Union Renewal and the State of Unions in Canada Chapter 1: Union Renewal and Organizational Change: A Review of the Literature Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk Chapter 2: Rowing Against the Tide: The Struggle to Raise Union Density in a Hostile Environment Andrew Jackson Chapter 3: Innovation in Canadian Unions: Patterns, Causes and Consequences Pradeep Kumar and Gregor Murray Chapter 4: Women are Key to Union Renewal: Lessons from the Canadian Labour Movement Charlotte Yates Chapter 5: Globalization and Union Renewal: Perspectives from the Quebec Labour Movement Christian Levesque and Gregor Murray Part II: Case Studies on Union Renewal Chapter 6: The BCGEU: The Road to Renewal Gary Steeves Chapter 7: Union Renewal and CUPE Jane Stinson and Morna Ballantyne Chapter 8: Union Resistance and Union Renewal in the CAW David Robertson and Bill Murninghan Chapter 9: Rank-and-File Involvement in Policy-Making at the CEP Keith R. Newman Chapter 10: Mobilizing Young People: A Case Study of UFCW Canada Youth Programs and Initiatives Anna Liu and Christopher O'Halloran Chapter 11: Renewal from Different Directions: The Case of UNITE-HERE Local 75 Steven Tufts Chapter 12: Building Capacity for Global Action: Steelworkers' Humanity Fund Judith Marshall and Jorge Garcia-Orgales Part III: Unions and Community: Campaigns and Organizing Chapter 13: Community Unionism and Labour Movement Renewal: Organizing for Fair Employment Cynthia J. Cranford, Mary Gellatly, Deena Ladd, and Leah F. Vosko Chapter 14: The Workers' Organizing and Resource Centre in Winnipeg Geoff Bickerton and Catherine Stearns Chapter 15: A Community Coalition in Defense of Public Medicare Natalie Mehra Chapter 16: Organizing Call Centres: The Steelworkers' Experience Julie Guard, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Mercedes Steedman, and D'Arcy Martin Part IV: Leadership Development and Education Chapter 17: Increasing Inter-Union Cooperation and Co-ordination: The BC Federation of Labour Organizing Institute John Weir Chapter 18: Union Education, Union Leadership and Union Renewal: The Role of PEL Johanna Weststar Index

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